U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

ORDER
JO 7110.65S
Effective Date:
February 14, 2008
 
     
Subject:  Air Traffic Control

Includes Change 1 Effective July 31, 2008

 

Chapter 5. Radar

Section 1. General

5-1-1. PRESENTATION AND EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE
5-1-2. ALIGNMENT ACCURACY CHECK
5-1-3. RADAR USE
5-1-4. BEACON RANGE ACCURACY
5-1-5. ELECTRONIC ATTACK (EA) ACTIVITY
5-1-6. SERVICE LIMITATIONS
5-1-7. ELECTRONIC CURSOR
5-1-8. MERGING TARGET PROCEDURES
5-1-9. HOLDING PATTERN SURVEILLANCE
5-1-10. DEVIATION ADVISORIES
5-1-11. RADAR FIX POSTING
5-1-12. POSITION REPORTING
5-1-13. RADAR SERVICE TERMINATION

Section 2. Beacon Systems

5-2-1. ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA
5-2-2. DISCRETE ENVIRONMENT
5-2-3. NONDISCRETE ENVIRONMENT
5-2-4. MIXED ENVIRONMENT
5-2-5. RADAR BEACON CODE CHANGES
5-2-6. FUNCTION CODE ASSIGNMENTS
5-2-7. EMERGENCY CODE ASSIGNMENT
5-2-8. RADIO FAILURE
5-2-9. VFR CODE ASSIGNMENTS
5-2-10. BEACON CODE FOR PRESSURE SUIT FLIGHTS AND
FLIGHTS ABOVE FL 600

5-2-11. AIR DEFENSE EXERCISE BEACON CODE ASSIGNMENT
5-2-12. STANDBY OR LOW SENSITIVITY OPERATION

5-2-13. CODE MONITOR
5-2-14. FAILURE TO DISPLAY ASSIGNED BEACON CODE OR
INOPERATIVE/MALFUNCTIONING TRANSPONDER

5-2-15. INOPERATIVE OR MALFUNCTIONING INTERROGATOR
5-2-16. FAILED TRANSPONDER IN CLASS A AIRSPACE
5-2-17. VALIDATION OF MODE C READOUT

5-2-18. ALTITUDE CONFIRMATION- MODE C
5-2-19. ALTITUDE CONFIRMATION- NON-MODE C

5-2-20. AUTOMATIC ALTITUDE REPORTING
5-2-21. INFLIGHT DEVIATIONS FROM TRANSPONDER/MODE C
REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN 10,000 FEET AND 18,000 FEET

5-2-22. BEACON TERMINATION
5-2-23. ALTITUDE FILTERS

Section 3. Radar Identification

5-3-1. APPLICATION
5-3-2. PRIMARY RADAR IDENTIFICATION METHODS
5-3-3. BEACON IDENTIFICATION METHODS
5-3-4. TERMINAL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS IDENTIFICATION METHODS
5-3-5. QUESTIONABLE IDENTIFICATION
5-3-6. POSITION INFORMATION
5-3-7. IDENTIFICATION STATUS
5-3-8. TARGET MARKERS
5-3-9. TARGET MARKERS

Section 4. Transfer of Radar Identification

5-4-1. APPLICATION
5-4-2. TERMS
5-4-3. METHODS
5-4-4. TRAFFIC
5-4-5. TRANSFERRING CONTROLLER HANDOFF
5-4-6. RECEIVING CONTROLLER HANDOFF
5-4-7. POINT OUT
5-4-8. AUTOMATED INFORMATION TRANSFER (AIT)
5-4-9. INTERFACILITY AUTOMATED INFORMATION TRANSFER

5-4-10. PREARRANGED COORDINATION
5-4-11. EN ROUTE FOURTH LINE DATA BLOCK USAGE

Section 5. Radar Separation

5-5-1. APPLICATION
5-5-2. TARGET SEPARATION

5-5-3. TARGET RESOLUTION
5-5-4. MINIMA
5-5-5. VERTICAL APPLICATION
5-5-6. EXCEPTIONS
5-5-7. PASSING OR DIVERGING
5-5-8. ADDITIONAL SEPARATION FOR FORMATION FLIGHTS

5-5-9. SEPARATION FROM OBSTRUCTIONS
5-5-10. ADJACENT AIRSPACE
5-5-11. EDGE OF SCOPE
5-5-12. BEACON TARGET DISPLACEMENT
5-5-13. GPA 102/103 CORRECTION FACTOR

Section 6. Vectoring

5-6-1. APPLICATION
5-6-2. METHODS
5-6-3. VECTORS BELOW MINIMUM ALTITUDE

Section 7. Speed Adjustment

5-7-1. APPLICATION
5-7-2. METHODS
5-7-3. MINIMA
5-7-4. TERMINATION

Section 8. Radar Departures

5-8-1. PROCEDURES
5-8-2. INITIAL HEADING
5-8-3. SUCCESSIVE OR SIMULTANEOUS DEPARTURES
5-8-4. DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL
5-8-5. DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS ON PARALLEL OR
NONINTERSECTING DIVERGING RUNWAYS

Section 9. Radar Arrivals

5-9-1. VECTORS TO FINAL APPROACH COURSE
5-9-2. FINAL APPROACH COURSE INTERCEPTION
5-9-3. VECTORS ACROSS FINAL APPROACH COURSE
5-9-4. ARRIVAL INSTRUCTIONS
5-9-5. APPROACH SEPARATION RESPONSIBILITY
5-9-6. PARALLEL DEPENDENT ILS/MLS APPROACHES
5-9-7. SIMULTANEOUS INDEPENDENT ILS/MLS APPROACHES-
DUAL & TRIPLE

5-9-8. SIMULTANEOUS INDEPENDENT DUAL ILS/MLS APPROACHES-
HIGH UPDATE RADAR

5-9-9. SIMULTANEOUS OFFSET INSTRUMENT APPROACHES (SOIA)-
HIGH UPDATE RADAR

Section 10. Radar Approaches- Terminal

5-10-1. APPLICATION
5-10-2. APPROACH INFORMATION
5-10-3. NO-GYRO APPROACH
5-10-4. LOST COMMUNICATIONS
5-10-5. RADAR CONTACT LOST
5-10-6. LANDING CHECK

5-10-7. POSITION INFORMATION
5-10-8. FINAL CONTROLLER CHANGEOVER
5-10-9. COMMUNICATIONS CHECK
5-10-10. TRANSMISSION ACKNOWLEDGMENT
5-10-11. MISSED APPROACH
5-10-12. LOW APPROACH AND TOUCH-AND-GO
5-10-13. TOWER CLEARANCE
5-10-14. FINAL APPROACH ABNORMALITIES
5-10-15. MILITARY SINGLE FREQUENCY APPROACHES

Section 11. Surveillance Approaches- Terminal

5-11-1. ALTITUDE INFORMATION
5-11-2. VISUAL REFERENCE REPORT
5-11-3. DESCENT NOTIFICATION
5-11-4. DESCENT INSTRUCTIONS
5-11-5. FINAL APPROACH GUIDANCE
5-11-6. APPROACH GUIDANCE TERMINATION

Section 12. PAR Approaches- Terminal

5-12-1. GLIDEPATH NOTIFICATION
5-12-2. DECISION HEIGHT (DH) NOTIFICATION
5-12-3. DESCENT INSTRUCTION
5-12-4. GLIDEPATH AND COURSE INFORMATION
5-12-5. DISTANCE FROM TOUCHDOWN
5-12-6. DECISION HEIGHT
5-12-7. POSITION ADVISORIES
5-12-8. APPROACH GUIDANCE TERMINATION
5-12-9. COMMUNICATION TRANSFER
5-12-10. ELEVATION FAILURE
5-12-11. SURVEILLANCE UNUSABLE

Section 13. Use of PAR for Approach Monitoring- Terminal

5-13-1. MONITOR ON PAR EQUIPMENT
5-13-2. MONITOR AVAILABILITY
5-13-3. MONITOR INFORMATION

Section 14. Automation- En Route

5-14-1. CONFLICT ALERT (CA) AND MODE C INTRUDER (MCI) ALERT
5-14-2. EN ROUTE MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE WARNING (E-MSAW)
5-14-3. COMPUTER ENTRY OF ASSIGNED ALTITUDE
5-14-4. ENTRY OF REPORTED ALTITUDE
5-14-5. SELECTED ALTITUDE LIMITS
5-14-6. SECTOR ELIGIBILITY
5-14-7. COAST TRACKS
5-14-8. CONTROLLER INITIATED COAST TRACKS

Section 15. Automated Radar Terminal Systems (ARTS)- Terminal

5-15-1. APPLICATION
5-15-2. RESPONSIBILITY
5-15-3. FUNCTIONAL USE
5-15-4. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
5-15-5. INFORMATION DISPLAYED
5-15-6. CA/MCI
5-15-7. INHIBITING MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE WARNING (MSAW)
5-15-8. TRACK SUSPEND FUNCTION

Section 16. TPX-42- Terminal

5-16-1. APPLICATION
5-16-2. RESPONSIBILITY
5-16-3. FUNCTIONAL USE

5-16-4. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
5-16-5. INFORMATION DISPLAYED

5-16-6. INHIBITING LOW ALTITUDE ALERT SYSTEM (LAAS)


 

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